Tuesday, March 3, 2009

CHANDRA LEVY KILLER FOUND: INGMAR GUANDIQUE

Chandra Ann Levy, left, poses for a photo with Rep. Gary Condit, D-Calif., and her friend Jennifer Baker in this November 2000 photo released by Baker, in the congressman's office in Washington. Levy vanished April 30, 2001, after completing a federal internship in Washington. / Associated Press Photo

AFP/Getty Images / This undated file photo released by DC Police authorities shows Chandra Levy, a 24-year-old intern who disappeared 30 April, 2001 without leaving any hint as to her whereabouts

This undated file photo was released by the D.C. Department of Corrections. Guandique has been imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution-Victorville, a medium-security facility northeast of Los Angeles, California. An individual close to the investigation into the death of Chandra Levy said a warrant was issued Tuesday, March 3, 2009 for imprisoned Salvadoran immigrant Ingmar Guandique in the 2001 slaying. (AP Photo/DC Dept. of Corrections, File)1:17 p.m. ET, 3/3/09

Federal Corrections Complex, Victorville, California, is located approximately 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles on Interstate 15.

WASHINGTON - An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for an imprisoned Salvadoran immigrant in the killing of federal intern Chandra Levy, nearly eight years after the case captivated the nation's capital and ended the career of a congressman.

The warrant accuses Ingmar Guandique of killing Levy on May 1, 2001, as she walked her dog through Washington's Rock Creek Park, said U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor. Guandique, 27, is already serving time in a federal prison in Adelanto, Calif., for attacking two women in the same park.

"It dawned on me that there's very little I can do or anyone else can do for the Levys other than to offer them justice," District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier said at a news conference. "This has been a long time coming."

The warrant is the latest development in an investigation that had gone cold for years after destroying the career of former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit of California.

Investigators in 2002 questioned Guandique in Levy's slaying after he was convicted in the other attacks, but he was not charged at the time.

Levy was 24 and had just completed an internship with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons when she disappeared in May 2001 after leaving her Washington, D.C., apartment. The Modesto, Calif., woman was wearing jogging clothes when she vanished, and a man walking his dog found her skull and bones in the park a year later.

It would be difficult for me to "grow a pair" since I am a lady, but you're right about defending oneself. Law enforcement comes into play after a crime has been committed.

I only lamented how undeniably we've all been failed by our government's horrid lack of border security. And our elected officials look upon these millions of illegals as potential future voters and are trying to find a loophole to give them citizenship, eligible to vote.

Talk about not giving a shit about the American people. We should clean out both houses of Congress and start over with all new legislators.

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JENNIFER WALSTRAND REMEMBERED

JENNIFER WALSTRAND: A BEAUTIFUL PERSON

I wish to thank the anonymous tipster who helped solve this senseless murder. May the family and friends of Jennifer Walstrand, much beloved Jennifer, find some peace in knowing what happened.

JENNIFER WALSTRAND REMEMBERED

"I am Jennifer's aunt and I want to thank you for staying on this and for loving Jenny. She was such a beautiful, happy, life-loving person.

I will always remember her as my "Angel Face", laughing and happy, with so much love in her heart for her family and friends. There was absolutely no sense in her death and whoever chose to steal her life needs to be caught and punished severely."

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ABET: TO AID A CRIMINAL

ACCOMPLICE: TO ASSIST IN A CRIME

AD HOC: HIRED TO HANDLE ONLY ONE PROBLEM

AD LITEM: GUARDIAN APPOINTED FOR A LAWSUIT

AKA: ALSO KNOWN AS

ALLOCUTION: DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT TO THE COURT BEFORE SENTENCING

APB: ALL POINTS BULLETIN

CAVEAT: A WARNING, BEWARE

CHAMBERS: PRIVATE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE

CODIS: NATIONAL DATABASE OF DNA PROFILES

DOA: DEAD ON ARRIVAL

EX PARTE: MOTIONS GRANTED FOR ONE PARTY ONLY

EXCULPATORY: EVIDENCE WHICH MAY EXCUSE A DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS

FORENSICS: SCIENTIFIC PROCESSING OF EVIDENCE

GAG ORDER: TO PROHIBIT FROM SPEAKING PUBLICLY

HEARSAY: SECOND-HAND EVIDENCE

IMPEACH: TO DISCREDIT THE TESTIMONY

IN ABSENTIA: CRIMINAL TRIAL WITHOUT THE DEFENDANT PRESENT

INDICTMENT: FORMAL DOCUMENT CHARGING A PERSON WITH CRIMINAL OFFENSE

INJUNCTION: COURT ORDER TO REFRAIN FROM AN ACTION

INQUEST: JUDICIAL INQUIRY OR EXAMINATION BEFORE A JURY

JONES RULE: LAW WHICH COVERS INJURIES TO CREW AT SEA

JURISPRUDENCE: STUDY OF LAW AND LEGAL QUESTIONS

M'NAUGHTEN RULE: LEGAL TEST OF CRIMINAL INSANITY

M.O. (MODUS OPERANDI): DISTINCT PATTERN THAT SUGGESTS THE WORK OF A SINGLE CRIMINAL

MIRANDA: WARNING OF YOUR RIGHTS

NOLO CONTENDRE: DOES NOT ADMIT GUILT, BUT ACCEPTS THE PUNISHMENT

PERP: PERPETRATOR

PETITION: FORMAL WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE COURT

PLEA BARGAIN: DEAL OFFERED TO THE DEFENDANT BY THE PROSECUTION

PRIMA FACIE: EVIDENT WITHOUT PROOF, OBVIOUS

PRO BONO: LEGAL WORK BY LAWYERS PERFORMED FOR FREE

PRO SE: TO REPRESENT YOURSELF IN COURT

QUID PRO QUO: AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARTIES OF WHAT EACH EXPECTS FROM THE OTHER

REBUTTAL: EVIDENCE TO CONTRADICT A LEGAL ARGUMENT

SUBORNATION OF PERJURY: KNOWINGLY TELLING A LIE UNDER OATH

VACATE: A JUDGE ANNULS A JUDGEMENT

VOIR DIRE: QUESTIONING OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS

WARRANT: A COURT ORDER TO ARREST AND BRING BEFORE A JUDGE

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Don't forget Veterans Day tomorrow--We as a people should be very thankful for the men and women who have served our country-so we can be free. Tomorrow I will go to Los Osos cemetry to put flowers at my Fathers grave and remember to be thankful for all he gave to our country in WWII and Korea. Blessed be the USA
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